Secrets of Great British Castles

Finally Caught

September 2025 •English

Each story begins with a murder and an unsuccessful investigation. But with passing time new evidence comes to light, science evolves allowing law enforcement to piece together what happened, with the killer being Finally Caught.

The Real Dad's Army

September 2025 •English

Using witness testimony, archive and archaeological evidence, this three-part series reveals the untold story of the preparations to defend World War Two Britain by the Home Guard.

Brits Who Made The Modern World

September 2025 •English

The three-part series tells the story of British architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell.

Chivalry and Betrayal: The Hundred Years War

September 2025 •English

The Hundred Years’ war between England and France gave us the victories of Crecy and Agincourt, and made the reputations of Edward III and Henry V. It gave France a national heroine in Joan of Arc. But, even now, the jury is out as to its causes and outcome. Was it the final swansong of a redundant knightly class whose only reason for being was to fight? Was it a battle over ever more important territory to the emerging economies of England and France? Or was it the painful birth of two distinct national identities, forged through their long and violent divorce? Dr Janina Ramirez guides us through the stories of kings, great knights, bloody battles and cultural triumphs of this momentous conflict.

Killer in Plain Sight

September 2025 •English

Disturbing cases featuring culprits who hide in plain sight, giving interviews, posting on social media and showing their faces while having blood on their hands the whole time.

Prejudice and Pride: The People's History of LGBTQ Britain

September 2025 •English

Stephen K. Amos and Susan Calman present a unique series in which LGBTQ people from across the UK talk about the objects that helped to define their lives over the past 50 years.

The Last Czars

September 2025 •English

When social upheaval sweeps Russia in the early 20th century, Czar Nicholas II resists change, sparking a revolution and ending a dynasty.

Union with David Olusoga

September 2025 •English

National identity, social class, inequality. David Olusoga shines a light on our fractured modern society through the lens of the past, exposing the fault lines dividing the UK.

Lucemburkové

September 2025 •Czech

Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science

September 2025 •English

A compelling, innovative true crime series focused on the role of forensic science in solving some of the most perplexing crimes of our time. Looking at how examination of DNA, teeth, and insects, among other things, can be used to solve crimes.

King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

September 2025 •English

Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during the age of the Vikings.

The Perfect Murder

September 2025 •English

"The Perfect Murder" brings viewers some of the most diabolical, perplexing murder cases to land on detectives’ desks – the kind of cases that make or break careers and provide fodder for Hollywood mystery movies. These ingenious killers are every detective’s worst nightmare. Whether by planting false evidence, or writing anonymous letters to police, these murderers will stop at nothing to stay one step ahead and get away with the perfect murder. Detectives hit dead end after dead end, and wrong suspects are discarded. But one new clue can lead to another and the cold case suddenly gets hot. The truth is that it is the perfect murder -- until it's not.

HOLY MYSTERIES

September 2025 •French

The Great Smog: Winter of '52

September 2025 •English

Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Raksha Dave investigate the Great Smog of 1952 - the deadliest environmental disaster ever recorded and one of the world's worst peacetime catastrophes. Lasting just over four days, the Great Smog plunged London into a terrifyingly murky gloom - the acrid pollution seeping into homes, leaving Londoners gasping for breath, shutting down transport and emergency services, and overwhelming hospitals and undertakers alike.

Terra X - Zeitreise

September 2025 •German

Secret Britain

September 2025 •English

Exploring the hidden corners of the UK in search of the best the countryside has to offer.

Historic House Rescue

September 2025 •English

Following the restoration of Llwyn Celyn, a medieval house in Wales, using the latest scientific research and historical archives to reveal its story

Fatal Vows

September 2025 •English

When marriages fall apart, divorce can turn ugly - even deadly. From blushing brides turned cold-blooded killers to smitten grooms with shocking dark sides, the criminal psychology behind deadly divorces is examined. Guiding viewers through actual stories of love gone wrong are psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser and forensic psychologist Dr. Brian Russell, who analyze each couple to better understand how the marriage turned from flawed to fatal. .

1959: Never Had It So Good

September 2025 •English

Archive programmes depicting British life and politics in 1959, including the issues leading the debate ahead of the General Election of October 1959.

Elegance and Decadence: The Age of the Regency

September 2025 •English

Historian Lucy Worsley presents a series marking the 200th anniversary of one of the most explosive and creative decades in British history, the Regency.